How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea plants were studied by Mendel in his experiments?
Five
Six
Eight
Seven
, Mendel selected 14 true-breeding pea plant varieties, as pairs which were similar except for one character with contrasting traits. This corresponds to seven pairs of contrasting characters, which included stem height, flower colour, flower position, pod shape, pod colour, seed shape, and seed colour .
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